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Exhibition at The Thomas Cole House and Gallery 495 in Catskill NY

June 22, 2026 laurensansaricqLeave a comment

I’m so honored to share I have a special solo show at Gallery 495 in collaboration with The Thomas Cole House in Catskill NY! I have 24 paintings hung at the gallery and 7 paintings hung in Thomas Cole’s actual studio! In the very studio where Thomas Cole painted “The Voyage of Life” and taught Frederic Church how to paint when he was his student…
I am so thankful for this experience! Come see my paintings at both spaces from now till the end of July/Early August.

For interest in acquiring any of the paintings please contact Gallery 495 at admin@mainstreetgallery495.com

Autumn Workshop in NYC

September 19, 2019 laurensansaricq1 Comment

Hello Readers!

I am excited to announce I am doing another “Autumn Color” workshop this time in NYC through the Grand Central Atelier! It will be a three day workshop combining plein air painting and studio paining. The dates are October 19-21th, 2019. Below is the course description, and a link to sign up:

Regardless of your level of experience, the goal of this workshop will be to provide you with a thorough introduction to traditional 19th Century landscape painting technique using a layered approach. In this class we will focus on how to capture the beauty of autumn color, in a convincing realist manner. Students will discover a deeper understanding of how the old masters approached painting this magical time of year. And what incredibly vibrant colors can come from transparent glazed color! We will also discover how they composed the complexity of nature, and how they used a layered approach to greater capture subtleties of space, and form in the landscape. All levels gladly welcome. For this class our source of inspiration will be Autumn in Central Park!

https://grandcentralatelier.org/workshop/fall-foliage-in-central-park/

Autumn in The Catskills, Top of Santa Cruz Falls _Unframed — Kaaterskill Clove in Autumn

Upcoming Workshop in CT!

October 30, 2018 laurensansaricq2 Comments

Happy to announce I am teaching a 3-day workshop in Connecticut at The Wethersfield Academy Nov. 15th -17th. In this workshop we will focus on understanding and painting the sky. This workshop is open to all levels, sign up following this link: https://www.wethersfieldarts.org/

The sky is the heart of a landscape painting. In this studio workshop we will dive into studying and painting the sky with oils. We will discuss how the sky is changing at different times of day, and what consistent principles can be found. We will also talk about the different varieties of clouds and how they optically interact with the sky. Also atmospheric glazing and other types of glazing will be demonstrated. A combination of imagination and reference material from master paintings will be used, no photography.

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Outdoor Workshop in Central Park, NYC

July 26, 2018 laurensansaricq2 Comments

Hey Everyone,

I am teaching a new workshop on outdoor painting, in the big apple! That is right, Central Park , in NYC will be the source of inspiration for a lovely three day workshop on tradition plein air painting technique from Sept. 15th – 17th!

Join the fun and register at the link below!

Afternoon on the Schoharie Creek_11.5x9in_WEB

Here is a course description for those interested:

Regardless of your level of experience, the goal of this workshop will be to provide you with a thorough introduction to traditional 19^th Century landscape painting. In this workshop, we will attempt to place ourselves in the mindset of the great Landscape Painters of the past. Students will discover a deeper understanding of how these old masters approached plein-air painting, how they composed the complexity of nature before them, and how they used a layered approach to greater capture subtleties of space, and form in the landscape. For this workshop, we will set up in Central Park.

All levels welcome.

https://campscui.active.com/orgs/GrandCentralAtelier#/selectSessions/2470106

Returning to the Hudson Valley and Genuinely Following in the Footsteps of the Hudson River School…

July 14, 2018 laurensansaricq3 Comments

For those who may not know, my studio has moved to The Catskill Mountains! Although this has come as quite a change for me, I feel this new direction more suited for my devoted interest not only in the Hudson River School artists work but in the incredible area that inspired America’s first movement in landscape painting! As an artist trying to revive the Hudson River School my new location couldn’t be more appropriate and I feel having my studio here will help me to produce more work of this style of painting with even more authenticity! I am excited for this new amazing chapter in my life, and I hope you will follow my journey forward!

Here are some recent shots of current works and exciting plein air excursions: